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Crime 28 January 2015

A new health and safety award, which will be judged by a panel of agricultural engineering specialists, has been launched at LAMMA 2015. The…

Crime 12 January 2015

Improving safety is to be a key focus on farms in Ireland during the coming year. Aine English, chair of the Rural Industries section of the…

Crime 7 January 2015

Environment Secretary Liz Truss has used her speech at the Oxford Farming Conference to reiterate her commitment to eradicating bovine TB in cattle…

Crime 5 January 2015

Pig and poultry farmers in the UK have been warned to remain on alert as the threat posed by devastating diseases has increased. For poultry keepers…

Crime 16 December 2014

Farmers are being warned to adhere more closely to health and safety initiatives after it emerged that 31 people were killed as a result of farming…

Crime 8 December 2014

A safety message launched by the NFU and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging farmers and their staff to take 'extra care' this winter…

Crime 5 December 2014

With the onset of winter and longer, dark nights, now is the ideal time for thieves to target oil tanks. Farmers are being urged to ensure its fuel…

Crime 3 December 2014

The government's announcement on how £2.3 billion will be spent on flood defence in England is not enough to stem the risk of future flooding…

Crime 26 November 2014

Wild birds are one possible source of the H5N8 avian flu outbreak in East Yorkshire. That is why Defra are advising poultry keepers to follow good…

Crime 25 November 2014

Farmers are being warned of the increased threat of fraud in the run up to Christmas as criminals deliberately target the agricultural sector. With…

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